Despite what the G8 leaders are spinning, once again they pushed out change to another generation. If you thought Detroit was bad with their delayed action, this is even worse but it's what we've come to expect from these summits. How do we get stuck with such meek leadership?
"The G-8 nations came to a mutual recognition that this target — cutting global emissions by at least 50 percent by 2050 — should be a global target," said Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who announced the endorsement.
The G-8 last year at a summit in Germany pledged to consider the 2050 target, and this year's Japanese hosts had hoped to solidify that commitment at the meeting in Toyako, northern Japan.
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